Pantoprazole is used to treat erosive esophagitis (damage to the esophagus from stomach acid caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD) in adults and children who are at least 5 years old
Typical dosage: Initial dose of 80 mg twice daily, with or without food, up to a maximum of 240 mg per day
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Pantoprazole is used Oral: Initial: 80 mg twice daily; if needed, may titrate upward early in therapy to a maximum of 240 mg/day (as either 80 mg three times daily or 120 mg twice daily);
The risk of side effects with an 80-milligram (mg) daily dosage of pantoprazole is higher than with a 20-mg daily dosage
Methods:
Doses higher than 40 mg (60, 80, 120 mg) did not result in further significant increases in median gastric pH
Maintenance dose: 80 mg via IV infusion every 8 to 12 hours, given over at least 2 minutes OR over 15 minutes
The mixture should be
Depending on the manufacturer of the tablets, 20-mg tablets may sometimes be smaller
Your doctor may want you to take pantoprazole for more than 8 weeks for certain conditions
The effects of pantoprazole on median pH from one double-blind crossover study are shown in Table 4
80 mg IV infusion q8-12hr up to 7 days; switch to PO once patient able to swallow
Patients were randomly divided into two groups: high-dose pantoprazole (80 mg bolus, 8 mg per hour) and low-dose pantoprazole (40 mg bolus, 4 mg per hour) infused for three days
Pantoprazole may increase your risk of having fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine
Do not split, chew, or crush pantoprazole sodium tablets
Sometimes, pantoprazole is taken for a rare condition caused by a tumour in the pancreas or gut called Pantoprazole is used to treat damage from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and possible injury of the esophagus (the tube between the throat and stomach) in adults and children 5 years of age and older
Your doctor may want you to take pantoprazole for more than 8 weeks for certain conditions
pains in the stomach, side, or abdomen, possibly radiating to the back
ডাইজিন-টোটাল ৪০ এম জি ট্যাবলেট (Digene-Total 40 MG Tablet) Abbott India Ltd Pharmacokinetics do not vary after single or repeated administration